A visit to the Wythe Congregational Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Wythe Congregational Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wythe Congregational Cemetery:
40.3239, -91.3729
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wythe Congregational Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wythe Congregational Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wythe Congregational Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wythe Congregational Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wythe Congregational Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wythe Congregational Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Green Plains Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plains Cemetery
- Wythe Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon MB Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Church - Sutter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keokuk (IA).
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keokuk Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95674 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Keokuk National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley Missionary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Oiler Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oiler Family Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oiler Family Cemetery
- Turner Plot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Plot Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Plot Cemetery
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crenshaw Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw Cemetery
- Buckeye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wythe Congregational Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wythe Congregational Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sutter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Warsaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keokuk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elvaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Basco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Galland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Meyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meyer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Bentley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Saint Patrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Marcelline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Loraine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chili
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Ferris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Powellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Vincennes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Wythe Congregational Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wythe Congregational Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Canton
- Canton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wythe Congregational Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Carthage
- Hamilton
- Keokuk
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Warsaw
- Warsaw lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wythe Congregational Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warsaw.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Wayland
- Wayland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wythe Congregational Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Wythe Congregational Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hancock County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Wythe Congregational Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406466 (Wythe Congregational Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406466 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sutter
- Location given for Wythe Congregational Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3239338 Lon: -91.3729283
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wythe Congregational Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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